I led the B1 ride to the Woodman Pub in Woodmasterne via Headley, Tadworth, Kingswood and Chipstead.
En route through Tadworth we carried out a slight detour led by our Historian Peter Beyer who pointed out various places where in WW1 the British army had an encampment which accommodated thousand of troops, before their embarkation to France via Tattenham Corner Railway Station.
We arrived at the Woodman at 12.30pm luckily ahead of the other group so there was not too much pressure on the kitchen facilities. The service and meals were excellent.
After the photo shoot both groups merged and we made our way to the tea stop in Long Ditton; the ride by then had whittled down to 8 riders.
It was nice to welcome three new riders who joined our group, Brenda Breen, Wendy Davidson and Stuart Cameron.
Thanks to Paul for leading the B2 ride, John Austin, Tim Gibbons and John Brooks for back marking and all the markers and finally thanks to Peter for all his photos and interesting talk.
Lucky with the weather again.
22 miles in total.
Regards, Tony
Pete's photos:
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| It was impossible to muster the whole crowd! |
The photos show the Tadworth camp in 1916, where the troops were stationed prior to being sent by train from the Tattenham Corner railway station to the western front.
Key to the map:
Red/Pink Paul James' morning route
Blueberry/Mauve Tony Hooker's morning route
Sea green/Turquoise Shared afternoon route
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| Thanks to Sue Foster and Christina for sharing their tracks for Tony's route |
~ Tim
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